Experimental evidence that intra-specific competition in seagrass meadows reduces reproductive potential in the sea urchin Paracentrotus lividus (Lamarck)

Scientia Marina

Volumn 69, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 475-484

  Tomas, Fiona ^a,b   Romero, Javier ^a   Turon, Xavier ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Aristotle's lantern; Competition; Density dependence; Echinoid; Mediterranean; Mortality; Phenotypic plasticity; Posidonia oceanica

Indexed keywords

ECHINODERM; INTERSPECIFIC COMPETITION; INTRASPECIFIC COMPETITION; POPULATION DYNAMICS; REPRODUCTIVE POTENTIAL; SEAGRASS MEADOW;

ECHINOIDA; ECHINOIDEA; HALOPHILA; PARACENTROTUS LIVIDUS; POSIDONIA OCEANICA; SARPA SALPA;

EID: 30044433028     PISSN: 02148358     EISSN: 02148358     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3989/scimar.2005.69n4475     Document Type: Article

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